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Adam Vass is a tabletop RPG designer in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is a one-person operation: writing, illustrating, laying out, publishing, and distributing tabletop storytelling games from his house (though they love teaming up with friends for additional help). He is a multiple-time award winner for RPG designs including the stoner metal science fantasy Necronautilus, scumbag retrofuture Cybermetal 2012, playful and haunting Babes in the Wood, and many more. He is also cohost of the Brain Trust podcast, a semi-regular display of ttrpg design and philosophy with his best friend Will Jobst.
I follow Adam's work for a while and, as I said to him, he is like who I want to be when I grow up. His work is super well designed, unique, and with astonishing visual art to accompany. And when you see a game from Adam, you recognize from a distance! Great work!
On this chat we talked about music and how he draws inspiration from it, his work as a musician, how he is always making new games, his process, his desire to tone it down a bit, the creators that inspires him, and a lot more.
It's a great chat and I am very grateful for all the wisdom Adam shared with us. I hope you enjoy the chat as much as we did.
So listen up and get weird with us!
Check out Adam's Links!
https://www.worldchamp.io/
https://worldchampgameco.itch.io/
Thank you for listening to Weird Games & Weirder People!
Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes! If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help!
https://ko-fi.com/wgnwp
You can also support me buy buying one of my games!
Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!
Get your copy right here: bit.ly/kosmosaurs
Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/f9tWx9Cv
(this link is only valid for 7 days from the day the episode is released - always look for a new link in the newest episode).
Stuff mentioned in the Episode:
Mörk Borg: https://morkborg.com/
ADHD: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/facts.html
Pete Holmes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Holmes
EMO: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo
Napster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napster
Will Jobst: https://willjobst.itch.io/
Braim Trust Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/br/podcast/brain-trust/id1473715893
Johan Nohr: https://nohr.se/
Lost Boys: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093437/
Dance Til' Dawn: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/211987/Dance-Til-Dawn
Sean F. Smith is a writer, a magician, and a games designer. He's written for critically acclaimed products like Odd Jobs and Moonlight on Roseville Beach, coordinates games for charity in South London as part of the Role Play Haven, and will not say Macbeth in a theatre (not even a lecture theatre).
Sean's work has been growing and growing and now permeates lots of my favorite game universes, including quite a few award-winning ones.
In this chat we talked about how his experiences outside of gaming, including his work as a illusionist and mind-reader, influences the way he creates TTRPG!
We also talked about how ghost stories seem universal, how sometimes we can perceive the Universe conspiring in our favor and against us. We talked about comedy in relation both to games and magic. We get deep into the meaning of weird, we talk art, creativity, process, all that jazz.
We go deep, and it gets weird!
So listen up and get weird with us!
Check out Seans's Links!
IG ─ @sean__f__smith
itch ─ http://seanfsmith.itch.io
portfolio ─ http://ssm-portfolio.carrd.co
Thank you for listening to Weird Games & Weirder People!
Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes! If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help!
https://ko-fi.com/wgnwp
You can also support me buy buying one of my games!
Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!
Get your copy right here: bit.ly/kosmosaurs
Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/f9tWx9Cv
(this link is only valid for 7 days from the day the episode is released - always look for a new link in the newest episode).
Stuff mentioned in the Episode:
Mörk Borg: https://morkborg.com/
Derren Brown: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derren_Brown
Richard Dawkins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dawkins
Animim: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animism
Unknown - Cave of Bones: https://www.netflix.com/title/81473682
Randy Feltface: https://www.feltface.com/
The Comedian's Comedian with Stuart Goldsmith: https://www.comedianscomedian.com/
BBC 6 Radio: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_6music
Lovecraftesque: https://blackarmada.com/lovecraftesque/
Eternal Lies: https://pelgranepress.com/product/eternal-lies/
Wyrd: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyrd
Macbeth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth
Fighting Fantasy: https://www.fightingfantasy.com/
Austin Kleon: https://austinkleon.com/
Josh Strife Replays: https://www.youtube.com/@JoshStrifeReplays
Century Egg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_egg
Mike Evans is the creator DIY RPG Productions, author of Hubris (an incredibly and wonderfully bizarre weird fantasy setting for DCC RPG), Death is the New Pink, Barbarians of the Ruined Earth, and a lot more! But Mike is a lot more than that also!
Mike Evans moved to Rochester, NY in 2013 after his wife received her PhD in Toxicology at Rutgers University and took a post doctorate position at URMC. Mike has been working in the non-profit sector for nearly a decade, serving as Director of Operations at Rochester Childfirst Network (RCN) and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Rochester, before becoming the Executive Director of the South East Area Coalition in October 2020. Recently Mike created a new tool lending library program, SEAC’s Tool Shed, which serves the Greater Rochester Area.
Mike has lived all over the country: Wyoming, Nebraska, California, Montana, New Jersey and now New York, “Rochester is a great place to live. I’m happy to call this my home.” Mike enjoys grunge and punk rock music, kayaking, biking, hiking, Star Wars, drumming, video games and writing. He currently runs his own publication company and has written seven books.
Mike is passionate about diversity, equality, and inclusion because, “only once we’re all equal and included, can we truly be rid of oppression and hate. I grew up idolizing Star Trek: Next Generation; all species, beliefs, cultures, views, etc. were discussed, accepted, and celebrated. That’s where we need to head.”
We had a great chat talking about trying to be a good person, trying to make games, coming with terms we are not doing this full time, his new projects, inspirations, weird experiences and a lot more!
So listen up and get weird with us!
Check out Mike's Links!
https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/9599/diy-rpg-productions
www.diyrpgproductions.com
Thank you for listening to Weird Games & Weirder People!
Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes! If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help!
https://ko-fi.com/wgnwp
You can also support me buy buying one of my games!
Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!
Get your copy right here: bit.ly/kosmosaurs
Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/b4dEnMyH
(this link is only valid for 7 days from the day the episode is released - always look for a new link in the newest episode).
Stuff mentioned in the Episode:
Slay the Spire: https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/Slay_the_Spire/
Dread: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/83854/Dread
Mörk Borg: https://morkborg.com/
Princess Mononoke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Mononoke
Over the Garden Wall: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over_the_Garden_Wall
Americana: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americana_(culture)
H.O.L.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hol_(role-playing_game)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Framed_Roger_Rabbit
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Cave_and_the_Bad_Seeds
Final Fantasy VI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VI
Chronno Trigger: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrono_Trigger
Fallout Series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallout_(series)
Mad Max: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max
Star Wars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars
Smells Like Teen Spirit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smells_Like_Teen_Spirit
Henry Rollins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Rollins
Mike Mignola: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Mignola
Scavenger's Reign: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21056886/
Johan Nohr is a graphic designer, illustrator, game designer, and pretty must and awesome person! He is the co-mastermind behind Mörk Borg, and his unique style has created ripple in the TTRPG aesthetic as a whole.
I met Johan online, on the apocalyptic lands of Twitter, and his work on Mörk Borg quickly got my attention. The way the graphic design and illustration says just as much about the game as the text of the game really impressed me, and reminds me the work of literally illustrators and how they are as much as authors of the work as the writers themselves.
Besides that, Johan, Pelle, and everyone else involved with Mörk Borg are great at cultivating an inclusive and super active community. Mörk Borg is not just a game anymore, is almost like a style of gaming, and they certainly set an example I want to follow.
In this chat we talked about making art, being an artist, working full time with art, RPGs, inspirations, music, parenthood, coffee, morning rituals, and so, so much more.
It's a great chat, we go deep, we make it personal and it get's weird!
So listen up and get weird with us!
Check out Johan's Links!
https://nohr.se/
https://morkborg.com/
https://www.stockholmkartell.com/
Thank you for listening to Weird Games & Weirder People!
Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes! If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help!
https://ko-fi.com/wgnwp
You can also support me buy buying one of my games!
Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!
Get your copy right here: bit.ly/kosmosaurs
Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/b4dEnMyH
(this link is only valid for 7 days from the day the episode is released - always look for a new link in the newest episode).
Stuff mentioned in the Episode:
Pelle Nilsson: https://morkborg.exlibrisrpg.com/tags/pelle-nilsson
Art by Noir: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jnohr/art-by-nohr
Skeletons: https://bullypulpitgames.com/products/the-skeletons
The Boys: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0KRGHGZCHKS920ZQGY5LBRF7MA/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s1
Mutant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutant_(role-playing_game)
Kult: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kult_(role-playing_game)
Felipe Faria is a fellow #RPGLATAM Artists, who has illustrated many amazing games and is well known for his black and white ink style that combines the best of old-school style art, comics and mangas. He has worked on titles such as, Primal Quest, Lilliputian: Adventure on the Open Seas, We Deal In Lead, and many more.
I've been following Felipe for a few years and I was immediately captivated by his style, composition, and choices! His characters have a unique style that feels like only him would be able to do it. And not to mention that even though when Felipe started his art was already incredibly good, we can see his techniques getting better and better as he is constantly working and studying his craft.
In this chat we talked about how he got into RPG through the art, traditional media versus digital, how art and RPG relate to each other, his influences, practices and many other things.
The audio on this one isn't 100% but it is still a valuable episode that I hope you will enjoy!
So listen up and get weird with us!
CHECK OUT FELIPE'S WORK!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elmqz/
Thank you for listening to Weird Games & Weirder People!
Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes! If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help!
https://ko-fi.com/wgnwp
You can also support me buy buying one of my games!
Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!
Get your copy right here: bit.ly/kosmosaurs
Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/NEYUTekj
(this link is only valid for 7 days from the day the episode is released - always look for a new link in the newest episode).
Stuff mentioned in the Episode:
Dragão Brasil: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag%C3%A3o_Brasil
Jim Lee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Lee
André Vazzios: https://www.behance.net/vazzios
Érica Awano: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89rica_Awano
Werewolf the Apocalypse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf:_The_Apocalypse
Emicida: https://emicida.com.br/
Kalymba: https://www.kalymba.com.br/
Mausritter: https://mausritter.com/
Elden Ring: https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/elden-ring/elden-ring
Candomblé: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candombl%C3%A9
Michael Curtis has been working in the RPG industry since 2008 and playing RPGs since 1980. He is mostly known for his work on the DCC RPG line, including such adventures as Frozen in Time, Intrigue at the Court of Chaos, and the DCC Lankhmar set, and for his classic Dungeon Alphabet book and the old-school megadungeon Stonehell. Michael is currently the Director of Product Development for the Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG at Goodman Games.Thank you for listening!
Michael Curtis is a tremendous inspiration for me and my work. As the DCC RPG served as a renaissance for my understanding of fantasy gaming, Michael's adventures and discourse about them (as I listened avidly on any podcast he would appear on) would help me understand a little bit more of this adventure craft!
When I got to learn more about Fritz Leiber, fell in love with Lankhmar and heard Mr. Curtis was going to be the lead designer in the DCC adaptation of that world to the RPG scene I was thrilled. And it's not surprising DCC Lankhmar is my favorite flavor of DCC RPG!
But in this chat we talked about a lot more than just gaming. We talked art, life journeys, how we fit or don't around other people, unique experiences and a lot of other weird stuff!
So listen up and get weird with us!
Thank you for listening to Weird Games & Weirder People!
Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes! If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help!
https://ko-fi.com/wgnwp
You can also support me buy buying one of my games!
Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!
Get your copy right here: bit.ly/kosmosaurs
Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/SpS4fyBG
(this link is only valid for 7 days from the day the episode is released - always look for a new link in the newest episode).
Stuff mentioned in the Episode:
Blades in the Dark's Bundle of Holding: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/BladesSecond
Dungeon Alphabet: https://goodman-games.com/store/product/the-dungeon-alphabet-fourth-printing-color-cover/
Stonehell Dungeon: https://www.lulu.com/shop/michael-curtis/stonehell-dungeon-down-night-haunted-halls/paperback/product-5974479.html
Goodman Games: https://goodman-games.com/
Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG: https://goodman-games.com/dungeon-crawl-classics-rpg/
Fritz Leiber: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Leiber
2024 Indie RPG Creator Summit: https://events.zoom.us/ev/ApXBGL22Cr2o38a3tY0KrBaWDgx9mTT6NoTU0xgyNFkzoxH8fRGk~AkZ6799EJzLC17quXisvhPdhC4_QXgcSR1_MlMR3wKgkxxw3IFRd9fw5ag
Hailung: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Jvz7FpBsY73_wEjFV67wQ
Lukasz Kowalczuk is a comic artist and illustrator whose unique style gives whole new identity to whatever he is working on. He is the artist behind To Hell and Galgenback, the Mork Borg webcomic series, and is the illustrator of the award winning Kosmosaurs RPG, among many other amazing works!
I got lucky enough to meet Lukasz online and his style, energy and philosophy quickly draw us closer. I had the honor to collaborate with him on Kosmosaurs RPG, which wouldn't be the same without him, and on other projects, like Primal Quest. We still have plans of many other collaborations but in this chat we talked about a lot of other things.
We discussed the stress of the holiday season, parenthood and how we do our best for our kids. We discussed his influences and artists he admires the most, his techniques for being productive, his tips for beginners, his complicated relationship with comics and a lot more!
We had a great time! Listen up and get weird with Lukasz Kowalczuk!
Check out Lukasz Work at: https://lukaszkowalczuk.com/
Thank you for listening!
Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes! If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help!
https://ko-fi.com/wgnwp
You can also support me buy buying one of my games!
Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!
Get your copy right here: bit.ly/kosmosaurs
Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/v3xtU2n7
(this link is only valid for 7 days from the day the episode is released - always look for a new link in the newest episode).
Stuff mentioned in the Episode:
To Hell and Galgenback: https://tohellandgalgenbeck.com/
Kosmosaurs RPG: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/products/kosmosaurs-pdf
Mork Borg: https://morkborg.com/
Jack Kirby: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kirby
Navi is one half of A Couple of Drakes, the duo behind Court of Blades, Dead Belt, and a score of other badass tabletop games. A mother of two young boys, and an avid hobby collector, living in a haunted Victorian house in the Appalachian mountains.
I meet Navi and her partner Shawn through Tweeter and was impressed by their enthusiasm and their constant production of thoughtful and unique RPG ideas. We did collaborate on a small piece for Court of Blades and then I followed them from some distance. But I was super excited to have Navi here to talk a bit more about their work.
On this chat we talked about their games, how they work together, how their process work, how she has a very healthy way of looking at large works and not be intimidated, how she loves building things and taking something old and making it new somehow.
We also talk a bit about being parents, about her experiences with the supernatural (and she has quite a bit), and a lot more weirdness! We loved it! You will hear in our voices!
So listen up and get weird with Navi Drake!
https://twitter.com/NaviMusing
@acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social
https://acoupleofdrakes.itch.io/
https://acoupleofdrakes.com/
Thank you for listening!
Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes! If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help!
https://ko-fi.com/wgnwp
You can also support me buy buying one of my games!
Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!
Get your copy right here: bit.ly/kosmosaurs
Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Sa5BTrWR
(this link is only valid for 7 days from the day the episode is released - always look for a new link in the newest episode).
Stuff mentioned in the Episode:
Bundle of Holding: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/BladesSecond
Spirited Away: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirited_Away
Blades in the Dark: https://evilhat.com/product/blades-in-the-dark/
Mausritter: https://mausritter.com/
Disaster/Peace: https://acoupleofdrakes.itch.io/disasterpeace
Jen Brinkman is the Operations Manager of Goodman Games, but she is also so much more than that. Host of the award-winning Spellburn podcast, co-creator of the Sanctum-Securum podcast and the legendary Brinkmanicon, the spiritual mother of the DCC RPG community, Jen is an inspiration to us all.
I met Jen in 2014 when I went to Gen Con for the first time and I was immediately welcomed by the DCC RPG community. The kindness and warmth from the community and especially from her was remarkable. And it's like this for everyone. The Order of Sheena is there to prover that, and Jen talks a bit about this on the episode.
We also talk about her journey in the RPG space, how she doesn't see herself as weird (but I think I convinced her), how she drinks quite a bit of coffee, how balance is so important in life, how we need to remind ourselves from time to time why we do all this...
We also talked about a lot of RPG related stuff, like the Indie RPG Summit that will happen in January and how she will be a speaker. We talked about the people in the community that inspires us, the people we learned from, GEN CON, and so much more.
We had a great time and we left the conversation with a lot to think about and I hope you all do too!
So listen up and let's get weird with Jen Brinkman!
Check out Jen's links!
Spellburn: https://spellburn.net/
Sanctum Secorum: http://sanctum.media/blog/
Indie RPG Creator Summit
Thank you for listening!
Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes! If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help!
https://ko-fi.com/wgnwp
You can also support me buy buying one of my games!
Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!
Get your copy right here: bit.ly/kosmosaurs
Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Sa5BTrWR
(this link is only valid for 7 days from the day the episode is released - always look for a new link in the newest episode).
Stuff mentioned in the Episode:
Goodman Games: https://goodman-games.com/
Michael Moorcock: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moorcock
Harley Stroh: https://goodman-games.com/store/product-category/harley-stroh/
Gary Con: https://garycon.com/
Brendan LaSalle: https://goodman-games.com/store/product-category/brendan-lasalle/
Joseph Goodman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Goodman_(game_designer)
Joey Royale's Pizza Party: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjotbAxDry2Isz0_7S2o5Qs4f3_Qrial_
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